Riverside police detectives seized hundreds of assorted pills of pharmaceutical and illegal drugs — along with six weapons that were illegally possessed — and made four arrests tied to a Mission Grove drug trafficking house, police said in a news release Thursday, Feb. 15.

Beginning in January, detectives observed suspected illegal drug sales by residents of the house in the 800 block of Kilmarnock Way and on Feb. 9 made a traffic stop related to the investigation and served a search warrant at the house.

They found suspected cocaine, more than 1,300 assorted pills of MDMA, commonly referred to as Ecstacy; more than 700 Xanax pills; hundreds of narcotics pills, including morphine; and nearly $10,000 in cash.

They also seized two AR-15 style rifles, one AK-47 assault rifle, two semi-automatic handguns, one .357 magnum revolver, ammunition and several illegal high-capacity magazines, according to the news release.

Those arrested were identified as Vincent Hien Nguyen, 30, and Edward Morales, 29, both of Riverside, who were arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine and Ecstasy for sale and possession of firearms along with narcotics.

Long Nguyen, 35, of Riverside was arrested on suspicion of transportation of cocaine, and Truman Xayaseng, 30, of Moreno Valley, was arrested on suspicion of transportation of cocaine and ecstasy.

Gail Wesson has covered news for The Press-Enterprise for decades, mostly in Riverside County, with occasional forays across the county line. Datelines on her stories span the county – from the state agricultural inspection station in Blythe, to the Circle in Corona, the Stringfellow Acid Pits in Mira Loma, Temecula before there were traffic signals and to the highest point in the county, Mount San Jacinto. Most of her time has been spent covering local governments or how county, state or federal government affects communities. Breaking news, from floods to wild land fires and the consequences of disasters, watchdog reporting, criminal courts coverage and environmental explainers on water rights/supply issues and why bald eagles and San Bernardino kangaroo rats should be saved are icing on her news cake.

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